Shoe polisher and container



June 8, 1937. J. G. HUMMEL 2,083,448

SHOE POLISHER AND CONTAINER Filed Nov. 12, 1934 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR ATTOR N EY June 8, 1931. m. HUMMEL 2,083,448

SHOE POLISHER AND CONTAINER Filed Nov. 12, 1934 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 170k INIVENTOR ATTORNEY Patented June 8, 1937 UNITED TA ATYENT errors I This invention relates. to kits for polishing shoes and has for its primary object the provision of a compact device which-will house polish for cleaning. and polishing accessories and pre- 5. vent the loss or mispl acement thereof and willprevent soiling of other articles which may come in contact with the device and will be readily accessible for use when desiring to clean or polish shoes.

1'0 With these and other objects in view, this invention consists in certain novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

1-5 For. a-...complete; understanding of my invention, reference is to be had to the following description and accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a side elevation illustrating a shoe polishing kit constructed in accordance with my 20 invention.

Figure 2 is a horizontal sectional View illustrating the same.

Figure 3 is an end view, partly in section, illustrating the device.

25 Figure 4 is a sectional view taken on the line 44 of Figure 2.

Figure 5 is a sectional view taken on the line 5-5 of Figure 2.

Figure 6 is a side elevation illustrating a brush 30 removed from the kit.

Figure '7 is a side elevation illustrating a polish applying brush removed from the kit.

Figure 8 is a detail sectional View taken on the line 8-8 of Figure 3.

5 Referring in detail to the drawings, the numeral 1 indicates a casing of a shape which will provide compactness and has one side fully open to form an entrance 2. End plates 3 are mounted in the casing against the end walls of 40 the latter and extend through the entrance with beveled portions lnotched, as shown at 5. The plates 3 support a shaft 6 against rotation and on which is journaled a flanged drum 8. A coil spring 9 is mounted on the shaft and has one 45 end fixed to said shaft and the opposite end fixed to the drum for the purpose of rotating the drum in one direction. A polishing cloth Iii is wound on the drum with one end fixed to said drum, as shown at II and its opposite end se- 50 cured to a closure element l2 for the entrance 2. Moving the closure element away from the entrance will draw the polishing cloth exteriorly of the casing whereby said polishing cloth may be employed for rubbing or polishing shoes.

55 The closure element l2 has a chamber l3 to removably receive a brush [4 which may be detached from the closure element when desiring to employ the brush upon shoes for the purpose of cleaningand polishing the latter. The head of the brush I4 is provided with a groove !5 aligning with keepers or notches I6 formed in the walls of the chamber is when the brush is placed therein. A bowed spring element ll hasits ends operating inthe groove and when flexed to lie parallel with the head of the brush 10,

the ends thereof enter the keepers or notches IE to prevent accidental removal of the brush from the-chamber. The head of the brush is provided with a bayonet slot l8 to receive the inner. end of a button l9 slidably secured to, the 15 element ll for'retaining the latter in a flexed and parallel position to the brush head. By moving the button l9 out of the bayonet slot M3, the element 11 will assume a bowed position, as shownin dotted lines in Figure 2, moving the ends thereof out of the notches or keepers I6 freeing the brush for removal from the chamber 13.

A plate 20 is secured to the outer face of the closure element 12 and is cut out to permit the element I! to extend therethrough when bowed and said plate when brought in engagement with the casing will provide thereto a side wall. Spring clips 2| are secured to the closure element and are adapted to snap into the notches 5 to retain the closure element in a position for closing the entrance 2.

- A guide plate 23 is mounted in the casing between the entrance 2 and the drum and has a slot 24 through which the polishing cloth extends. The guide 23 is supported by the plates 3 and the latter also support adjacent to the drum a tubular element 25, one end of which is exposed by an entrance 26 in one of the side walls of the casing.

The cylindrical element slidably supports a stick of shoe polishing substance 26', one end of which is engaged by a follower 2i slidably mounted in the tubular element 25 and has connected thereto a coil spring 28 which is in turn connected to one of the plates 3 and the end wall of the casing. The tubular element 25 by way of the entrance 26 receives a polish applying brush 29, the bristles of which engage with the polish 26. The head of the brush 29 carries a. stem'3ll having angularly related faces and said stem extends through an Opening in a closure cap 3| of the entrance 26. The outer end of the stem is equipped with a finger piece 32. The cap 3i is capable of sliding on the stem but is fixed r for nonrotation relative thereto and is provided with projections 33 adapted to'be engaged with element 25 and one of the side walls of the casing respectively and has secured thereto a finger piece 38 whereby the follower may bemanually slid to extend the polishing material 26' outwardly of the entrance 26, at the same time tensioning the Spring 28 so that the latter will act to draw the follower inwardly of the tubular element when the finger piece 38 is released.

To permit positioning the finger piece 32 away from the cap 3| so that a firm hold may be obtained thereon, the stem 30 is slidable relative to the cap so that a person by sliding the finger piece 38 in one direction will cause the follower through the stick of polishing material 26 to slide the brush 29in the tubular element 28 and thus move the stem 30 through the cap 31 and bring about spacing of the finger piece 32-from the cap 3|. This gives indication to the operator that sufficient polish 'has been applied to the brush, and by turning the finger piece 32, the substantially rectangular shank 30 on said finger piece will cause the cap 3| to be turned to bring its lugs or projections 33 out of the bayonet slots 34 so that the brush-may be removed from the tube 25. The cap serves as a guard or protector for the h'andof the operator when the polish from the brush is applied to a shoe'and if desired may also serve as a hand grip for the brush. It is'to be understood that the brush 29 is employed for applying polish obtained from the stick 26" onto shoes while the brush I4 is emthe like.

Having described the invention, I claim:

In a device of the character described, and in combination, a container having an open end for a polish stick having means spring influenced in a brush carrying head on the shank, positioned" for contact with the polish stick when arranged in the container. a i

JOHN G. HUMMEL. 

